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by tewha 4691 days ago
Apple never removed apps. They stopped accepting updates.
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Oletros 4691 days ago
Tell that to the 3rd party Google Voice apps pulled from the App Store
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LluisGerard 4691 days ago
They can pull an app out from the App Store but they never, ever had the ability to remove it from your phone.
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skyjedi 4691 days ago
really? Never ever? http://www.zdnet.com/blog/apple/jobs-confirms-app-store-kill...
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dancameron 4690 days ago
Yes.

That link acknowledges a kill switch for malicious apps, which they've never used.

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skyjedi 4690 days ago
not necessarily a good thing -http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/07/first-ios-malware-fou... - Still could be on devices, no reason it should be
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